4 Pc. Spicy Chicken Nuggets
4 Pc. Spicy Chicken Nuggets at Wendy's. 190 calories, $2.39, 10 g protein.
Photograph from Wendy's, as published on its own menu.
How it compares on the Wendy's menu
At 190 calories it is lighter than 88% of the 184 Wendy's items we track, against a menu median of 420. It delivers 5.3 g of protein per 100 calories, 35th of 151 items with published protein. At 79 calories per dollar it is 129th of 171 priced items on value.
The same thing at other chains
| Chain | Item | Calories | Nutrient density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King | 4 Pc. Chicken Nuggets | 210 | — |
| Burger King | Chicken Nuggets | 210 | — |
| Burger King | 6 Pc. Chicken Nuggets | 310 | — |
| Burger King | Chicken Jr. | 440 | — |
| Burger King | 10 Pc. Chicken Nuggets | 520 | — |
| Burger King | 20 Pc. Chicken Nuggets | 1030 | — |
What a 4 PC. Spicy Chicken Nuggets costs across America
Priced at 3788 Wendy's restaurants in 45 states on the same day. The middle 80% of them charge between $2.19 and $2.89, a spread of 32%.
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The cheapest 4 PC. Spicy Chicken Nuggets in the sample is $1.39 in SALT LAKE CITY, UT, and the most expensive is $3.69 in LOS ANGELES, CA. Both are single restaurants, which is why the headline above uses the middle 80% instead.
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By state, for what it is worth
About half the variation happens between restaurants inside one state, so a state median hides as much as it shows. Of the 44 states with at least three sampled restaurants, these are the four cheapest and the four most expensive — the 36 in between are not listed.
| State | Median | Restaurants | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | $1.89 | 84 | cheapest |
| DC | $1.89 | 3 | cheapest |
| GA | $2.19 | 253 | cheapest |
| NJ | $2.19 | 136 | cheapest |
| HI | $3.39 | 10 | most expensive |
| OR | $2.89 | 26 | most expensive |
| CT | $2.89 | 51 | most expensive |
| CA | $2.89 | 257 | most expensive |
What it has cost since we started watching
30 of the 4,058 restaurants we price have changed this since 2026-09-08. Where it moved, the typical change was +4.4%. A typical one now charges $2.39.
Priced like this at Wendy's
The 5 items whose national median sits closest to the 4 Pc. Spicy Chicken Nuggets’s $2.39. The spread is the middle 80% of restaurants, so a wide one means the same item costs noticeably different amounts depending where you buy it.
| Item | Median | Spread | Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 PC. Chicken Nuggets | $2.39 | 32% | 3,788 |
| Medium Seasoned Potatoes | $2.39 | 35% | 3,788 |
| Jr. Cheeseburger | $2.49 | 37% | 3,788 |
| Classic Chocolate Frosty® | $2.49 | 37% | 3,733 |
| Vanilla Frosty® | $2.49 | 37% | 3,732 |
Full nutrient panel
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calcium | 0 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Iron | 2 mg |
| Potassium | 2 mg |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 480 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Total Fat | 12 g |
| Trans Fat | 0 g |
| Vitamin A | 0 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
The nutrition label as Wendy's publishes it for this item, matched to the current menu, alongside the store-level price above.